After going through the typical announcement cycle that publishers like to follow this generation, EA has finally released the first gameplay video for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. The third installment of the AoT series sees two new protagonists step up in addition to a bigger focus on gritty gameplay with a cinematic edge compared to the previous entries which were almost plain in their execution.

Last week EA surprised us ever so slightly with the reveal of Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. For the past few months we had known that a new AoT game was likely a thing due to a series of rumors and hints, but the lack of Salem & Rios in the leading roles and the March 2013 release date were otherwise unexpected. Despite holding their yearly Summer press event, EA decided to keep details on Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel to a minimum but thankfully a few details has arisen thanks to Game Informer.

A lot of new franchises have come and gone this generation with some being absolute duds while others have made substantial improvements but never hit a homerun as far as appealing to gamers. One franchise that has had a somewhat interesting history is the Army of Two franchise from EA.

For whatever reasons they may have, EA has yet to announce the next installment of the Dead Space franchise. With rumors pointing to a third entry being in the works, with possible spin-off games set in various genres, we all know that EA is working on a new Dead Space game but they’ve remained silent about when we could see it.